【正文】 for film The influence of professional songwriters on popular music 24. The word establishment in the passage is closest in meaning to necessity formation connection enrichment 25. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a technological development of the 192039。 it also tended to increase mercialism in the transmission (the “distribution”) of popular music to its audience. Thus, the era of the American popular music industry was bornan inevitable result of the electronic age39。s traditional gardens art architecture music 11. The author mentions the area39。 hunting land and sea mammals。 1 Test 1 1~275 The Northwest Coast, a plex pattern of islands, coastal plains, foothills, and mountain ranges, extends from California north to Alaska, enpassing all the territory west of the Cascade and Coast Ranges. Its climate is one of even, moderate temperatures (except in the mountains) and relatively heavy rainfall. This bination of mild temperatures and abundant rainfall produces a lush, dense forest vegetation of conifers, deciduous trees, mosses, and ferns. To its Native American inhabitants of the 140039。 gathering abalone, mussels, clams, and other shellfish from the rocky coastline。s harsh climate. Their culture was heavily influenced by the culture of Mexico. 2. The climate of the Northwest Coast region is generally warm and dry extremely cold neither very hot nor very cold constantly changing 3. The word game in the passage is closest in meaning to sport tricks wood animals 4. According to the passage, what probably discouraged people from trying to go from one part of the Northwest Coast region to another? Large areas thick with bushes and trees Vast fields of broken ice Inability to understand other languages Disagreements over hunting areas 5. According to the passage, the Native Americans of the Northwest Coast region generally did not live in villages on offshore islands close to rivers in the mountains 6. The phrase teemed with in the passage is closest in meaning to varied according to peted for were bined with were full of 7. The author implies that the Native Americans of the Northwest Coast differed from most other highly 3 developed societies of the time because they did not depend on agriculture they lacked good means of transportation their society arose in an arctic climate their society was based on ownership of domestic animals. 8. The word they in the passage refers to land and sea mammals wild plant foods the people of the Northwest Coast agricultural people 9. All of the following are mentioned in the passage as being important to the people of the Northwest Coast EXCEPT boatbuilding skills forest plants for food wood for building durable homes plentiful supplies of seafood 10. It is clear that the author has a high opinion of the region39。s saw major developments in popular music in the United States. Some of the most important were technological: the establishment of mercial radio stations and the development of the publicaddress system, the sound track for film, and the electrical recording process used for producing phonograph records. All used the microphone and the sound amplifier, with significant impact on the nature of orchestration and popular vocal style, and consequently on the ideas of performers, arrangers, and even songwriters. All tended to broaden the audience for popular musicin a sense to nationalize itbut at the same time they tended to make it a more passive one, an audience of listeners rather than participants. This process tended to heighten the importance of professionalism and sophistication among both performers and arrangers。s in many ways. In fact, novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald could even call the era “The Jazz Age”which reflected the inroads of African American musical influence on the nation at large. 23. What aspect of music in the 192039。s tongue hanging out loosely as an example of how the snake provokes a predator what happens when the snake flattens its head the snake39。s The problems associated with urban areas in the United States The history of the urbanization of the United States 57. According to the passage, which of the following was the census definition of an urban area after 1880 ? An area with a population that had recently increased by 17 20 percent A city with a population of 1 million or more people A town or city with a population of at least 2,500 An area or region with a population of at least 100,000 58. In paragraph 1, the author implies that people were attracted to urban areas for which of the following reasons? The existence of public transportation The possibility for a fuller life The lack of agricultural work The availability of housing 59. The word shift in the passage is closest in meaning to position resource change return 60. Which of the following are mentioned in the passage as a sign of urbanized society in the United States in the late 18